Legion's Alcohol License Suspended

August 09, 1993|By Hal Dardick.

Aurora: — Mayor David Pierce, in his capacity as the city's liquor commissioner, has suspended the liquor license of the American Legion on Kane Street, eight months after a local drug sweep netted three suspects allegedly using cocaine in the legion's bathroom.

According to the suspension order released last week, Fox Valley Post 798 of the American Legion, 1029 Kane St., allowed three non-members into its bar, in and of itself a violation of its liquor license. Those non-members were allegedly caught using cocaine in the bathroom.

The suspension went into effect Friday and will last until Aug. 21. The legion also was fined $150 and ordered to conduct patrols of its premises every half-hour after it opens again.

The suspension stems from the arrests made Dec. 10 while police conducted a drug sweep on Kane Street.